Rite Aid stores block Apple Pay, Google Wallet payments<article>
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Days after the launch of Apple Pay, Rite Aid has stopped accepting the payment system at 4,600 stores across the United States.</p><p>
The company, which is one of the biggest drug store chains in the country, said it is currently not accepting Apple Pay or the competing Google Wallet.</p><p>
Posts from customers on Twitter indicated that
Apple Pay worked successfully when the system launched on Monday, but it was subsequently disabled by the retailer later in the week.</p><p>
The reason for the decision isn’t clear.</p><p>
Two company spokespeople failed to return numerous calls made on Thursday and Friday, although the company’s customer service department confirmed the ‘tap-and-go’ payment systems were not currently welcome.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2838832/riteaid-blocks-apple-pay-google-wallet.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Rite Aid stores block Apple Pay, Google Wallet payments
